CPC ON FINGER TIPS
0) framing of issues Order 14
0) Plaint Description Order 7
1) To delete/Add parties ORDER 1 RULE 10.
2) Amendment of Suit to add defendants ORDER 1 RULE 10(4)
3) Substitute service ORDER 5 RULE 20
4) Amendment of pleadings ORDER 6 RULE 17
5) Additional W.S ( Rejoinder ) ORDER 8 RULE 9
6) Setting aside ex-parte order ORDER 9RULE 7
7) Restoration ORDER 9 RULE 9
Set aside ex-parte decree ORDER 9 RULE 13
9) To order production of documents ORDER 11 RULE 14
11) Inspection of documents ORDER 11 RULE 15
12) To produce documents ORDER12 RULE 8
13) Production of documents ORDER 7 RULE 14(3)
14) To return unmarked documents ORDER 13 RULE 7(2)
15) To return marked Documents 13 RULE 9
16) Adjournment 17 RULE 1
17) Recalling witness 18 RULE 17
18) To grant installments after decree passed ORDER 20 RULE 11(2)
19) Stay of execution ORDER 21 RULE 26
20) Delivery of immovable property ORDER 21 RULE 35
21) To Break open door ORDER 21 RULE 35(3)
22) Attachments of movables of JDRs ORDER 21RULE 43
23) Attachments of Payorders of JDRs ORDER 21RULE 45(1)
24) Attachment of salary of JDRs ORDER 21 RULE 48
25) Attachment of Immovable property of JDRs ORDER 21 RULE 54
26) Sale of attached property ORDER 21 RULE 64
27) Adjournment/stoppage of sale ORDER 21RULE 69
28) Delivery of movable property ORDER 21 RULE 9
29) To bring L.Rs on record in case of death of Plaintiff ORDER 22 RULE 3
30) To bring L.Rs on record in case of death of Defendant ORDER 22RULE 4
31) For Compromise ORDER 23 RULE 3
32) Appointment of commissioner to examine witness ORDER 26 RULE 1
33) Appointment of commissioner to make local investigation ORDER 26RULE 9
34) Appointment of commissioner to examine adjust A/Cs ORDER 26 RULE 11
35) Appointment of commissioner to make partition of immovable property ORDER26 RULE 13
36) Disclose partners names ORDER 30RULE 2
37) Appointment of guardian for minors ORDER 33RULE 1
38) Removal of guardian ORDER 32 RULE 9
39) To declare as major ORDER 32 RULE 12
40) Appointment of guardian to unsound person ORDER 32 RULE 15
41) Attachment before judgment ORDER 38 RULE 5
42) Appointment of receiver ORDER 40RULE 1
43) Regular appeal ORDER 41 RULE 1
44) Stay of execution of decree in appeal ORDER 41 RULE 5(1)
45) Restore of appeal dismissed for default ORDER 41 RULE 19
46) Production of additional evidence in appeal ORDER 41 RULE 27
47) Second appeal ORDER 42 RULE 1 (SEC 100 CPC )
48) Review of Judgment ORDER 47 RULE 1 (114 CPC )
49) Advancement RULE 109(2)
50) Third party for C.Cs RULE188(2)
51) Amendment of Judgments/decrees/orders ORDER Sec.152
52) To summon (Handover summons) for evidence ORDER 16 RULE 7(4)
The sections of CPC provide provisions that are related to general principles of jurisdiction.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 6. Pecuniary jurisdiction.
Section 9. Courts to try all civil suits unless barred.
Section 10. Stay of suit.
Section 11. Res-judicata.
Section 12. Bar to further suit.
Section 13. When foreign judgment not conclusive.
Section 14. Presumption as to foreign judgments.
Section 15. Court in which suits to be instituted.
Section 16. Suits to be instituted where subject-matter situate.
Section 17. Suits for immovable property situate within jurisdiction of different Courts.
Section 18. Place of institution of suit where local limits of jurisdiction of Courts are uncertain.
Section 19. Suits for compensation for wrongs to person or movable.
Section 20. Other suits to be instituted where defendants reside or cause of action arises.
Section 21. Objections to jurisdiction.
Section 21A. Bar on suit to set aside decree on objection as to place of suing.
Section 22. Power to transfer suits which may be instituted in more than one Court.
Section 23. To what Court application lies.
Section 24. General power of transfer and withdrawal.
Section 25. Power of Supreme Court to transfer suits, etc.
Section 26. Institution of suits.
Section 27. Summons to defendants.
Section 28. Service of summons where defendant resides in another State.
Section 29. Service of foreign summonses.
Section 30. Power to order discovery and the like.
Section 31. Summons to witness.
Section 32. Penalty for default.
Section 33. Judgment and decree.
Section 34. Interest.
Section 35. Costs.
Section 39. Transfer of decree.
Section 46. Precepts.
Section 52. Enforcement of decree against legal representative.
Section 55. Arrest and detention.
Section 56. Prohibition of arrest or detention of women in execution of decree for money.
Section 60. Property liable to attachment and sale in execution of decree.
Section 77. Letter of request.
Section 78. Commissions issued by foreign Courts.
Section 79. Suits by or against Government.
Section 80. Notice.
Section 82. Execution of decree.
Section 89. Arbitration.
Section 91. Public nuisances and other wrongful acts affecting the public.
Section 92. Public charities.
Section 96 to Section 112 – Appeals.
Section 113 to Section 115 – Reference, Review and Revision.
Section 144. Application for restitution.
Section 148. Enlargement of time.
Section 148A. Right to lodge a caveat.
Section 151. Saving of inherent powers of Court.
Section 152. Amendment of judgments, decrees or orders.
Section 153. General power to amend.
Important Orders and Rules of Civil Procedure Code
The Orders and Rules of Civil Procedure Code prescribe procedures and methods that govern civil proceedings in the country.
Order 1 – PARTIES TO SUITS
Rule 1. Who may be joined as plaintiffs.
Rule 3. Who may be joined as defendants.
Rule 9. Mis-joinder and non-joinder.
Rule 10. Suit in name of wrong plaintiff.
Rule 13. Objections as to non-joinder or mis-joinder.
Order 2 – FRAME OF SUIT
Rule 1. Frame of suit.
Rule 3. Joinder of causes of action.
Rule 7. Objections as to mis-joinder.
Order 4 – INSTITUTION OF SUITS
Rule 1. Suit to be commenced by plaint.
Rule 2. Register of suits.
Order 5 – ISSUE AND SERVICE OF SUMMONS
Rule 1. Summons.
Rule 3. Court may order defendant or plaintiff to appear in person.
Rule 9. Delivery or transmission of summons for service.
Rule 9A. Summons given to the plaintiff for service.
Rule 15. Where service may be on an adult member of defendant’s family.
Rule 17. Procedure when defendant refuses to accept service, or cannot be found.
Rule 20. Substituted service.
Rule 24. Service on defendant in prison.
Rule 28. Service on soldiers, sailors or airmen.
Rule 30. Substitution of letter for summons.
Order 6 – PLEADINGS GENERALLY
Rule 1. Pleading.
Rule 2. Pleading to state material facts and not evidence.
Rule 3. Forms of pleading.
Rule 16. Striking out pleadings.
Rule 17. Amendment of pleadings.
Rule 18. Failure to amend after order.
Order 7 – PLAINT
Rule 1. Particulars to be contained in plaint.
Rule 4. When plaintiff sues as representative.
Rule 10. Return of plaint.
Rule 11. Rejection of plaint.
Rule 14. Production of document on which plaintiff sues.
Order 8 – WRITTEN STATEMENT, SET-OF AND COUNTER-CLAIM
Rule 1. Written statement.
Rule 1A. Duty of defendant to produce documents upon which relief is claimed or relied upon by him.
Rule 6. Particulars of set-off to be given in written statement.
Rule 6A. Counter-claim by defendant.
Rule 6B. Counter-claim to be stated.
Order 9- APPEARANCE OF PARTIES AND CONSEQUENCE OF NON-APPEARANCE
Rule 1. Parties to appear on day fixed in summons for defendant to appear and answer.
Rule 3. Where neither party appears, suit to be dismissed.
Rule 5. Dismissal of suit where plaintiff after summons returned unserved, fails for one month to apply for fresh summons.
Rule 6. Procedure when only plaintiff appears.
Rule 8. Procedure where defendant only appears.
Rule 13. Setting aside decree ex-parte against defendant.
Rule 14. No decree to be set aside without notice to opposite party.
Order 10- EXAMINATION OF PARTIES BY THE COURT
Rule 1. Ascertainment whether allegations in pleadings are admitted or denied.
Rule 1A. Direction of the court to opt for any one mode of alternative dispute resolution.
Rule 3. Substance of examination to be written.
Order XII - When Defendant admit the Claim of Plaintiff
Rule 6. The purpose of Order XII rule 6 Civil Procedure Code is to avoid waiting by the plaintiff for part of the decree when there is a clear, unequivocal, unambiguous and unconditional admission of the defendant in respect of the claim of the defendant
Order 14- SETTLEMENT OF ISSUES AND DETERMINATION OF SUIT ON ISSUES OF LAW OR ON ISSUES AGREED UPON
Rule 1. Framing of issues.
Rule 3. Materials from which issues may be framed.
Rule 5. Power to amend and strike out, issues.
Order 15- DISPOSAL OF THE SUIT AT THE FIRST HEARING
Rule 1. Parties not at issue.
Rule 2. One of several defendants not at issue.
Rule 3. Parties at issue.
Rule 4. Failure to produce evidence.
Order 16- SUMMONING AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES
Rule 6. Summons to produce document.
Rule 10. Procedure whose witness fails to comply with summons.
Rule 12. Procedure if witness fails to appear.
Order 17- ADJOURNMENTS
Rule 1. Court may grant time and adjourn hearing.
Rule 2. Procedure if parties fail to appear on day fixed.
Rule 3. Court may proceed notwithstanding either party fails to produce evidence, etc.
Order 20- JUDGMENT AND DECREE
Rule 1. Judgment when pronounced.
Rule 6. Contents of decree.
Rule 6A. Last paragraph of judgment to indicate in precise terms the reliefs granted.
Rule 12. Decree for possession and mesne profits.
Order 20A- COSTS
Rule 1. Provisions relating to certain items.
Rule 2. Costs to be awarded in accordance with the rules made by High Court.
Order 21- EXECUTION OF DECREES AND ORDERS
Rule 3. Lands situate in more than one jurisdiction.
Rule 6. Procedure where Court desires that its own decree shall be executed by another Court.
Rule 9. Execution of High Court of decree transferred by other Court.
Rule 11. Oral application.
Rule 18. Execution in case of cross-decrees.
Rule 19. Execution in case of cross-claims under same decree.
Rule 24. Process for execution.
Rule 26. When Court may stay execution.
Rule 42. Attachment in case of decree for rent or mesne profits or other matter, amount of which to be subsequently determined.
Rule 58. Adjudication of claims to, or objections to attachment of, property.
Order 26- COMMISSIONS
Rule 1. Cases in which Court may issue commission to examine witness.
Rule 9. Commissions to make local investigations.
Rule 10. Procedure of Commissioner.
Rule 10A. Commission for scientific investigation.
Rule 10B. Commission for performance of a ministerial act.
Rule 10C. Commission for the sale of movable property.
Rule 11. Commission to examine or adjust accounts.
Rule 13. Commission to make partition of immovable property.
Rule 16. Powers of Commissioners.
Rule 19. Cases in which High Court may issue commission to examine witness.
Order 32- SUITS BY OR AGAINST MINORS AND PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND
Rule 1. Minor to sue by next friend.
Rule 2A. Security to be furnished by next friend when so ordered.
Rule 4. Who may act as next friend or be appointed guardian for the suit.
Order 33- SUITS BY INDIGENT PERSONS
Rule 1. Suits may be instituted by indigent person.
Rule 3. Presentation of application.
Rule 4. Examination of applicant.
Rule 5. Rejection of application.
Rule 9. Withdrawal of permission to sue as an indigent person.
Order 35- INTERPLEADER
Rule 1. Plaint in interpleader-suit.
Rule 5. Agents and tenants may not institute interpleader suits.
Order 38- ARREST AND ATTACHMENT BEFORE JUDGEMENT
Rule 7. Mode of making attachment.
Rule 9. Removal of attachment when security furnished or suit dismissed.
Rule 11. Property attached before judgment not to be re-attached in execution of decree.
Rule 11A. Provisions applicable to attachment.
Rule 12. Agricultural produce not attachable before judgment.
Order 39- TEMPORARY INJUNCTIONS AND INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS
Rule 1. Cases in which temporary injunction may be granted.
Rule 3A. Court to dispose of application for injunction within thirty days.
Order 40- APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVERS
Rule 1. Appointment of receivers.
Rule 3. Duties.
Order 41- APPEALS FROM ORIGINAL DECREES
Rule 2. Grounds which may be taken in appeal.
Rule 5. Stay by Appellate Court.
Rule 37. Certified copy of decree to be sent to Court whose decree appealed from.
Order 42- APPEALS FROM APPELLATE DECREES
Rule 1. Procedure.
Order 43- APPEALS FROM ORDERS
Rule 1A. Right to challenge non-appealable orders in appeal against decree.
Order 44- APPEALS BY INDIGENT PERSONS
Rule 1. Who may appeal as an indigent person.
Rule 3. Inquiry as to whether applicant is an indigent person.
Order 46- REFERENCE
Rule 1. Reference of question to High Court.
Rule 4A. Reference to high Court under proviso to section 113.
Order 47- REVIEW
Rule 1. Application for review of judgment.
Rule 4. Application where rejected.
